A New Ecosystem

The surface temperature of Big Origin Star is around 50 degrees Celsius year-round, and with the abundant oxygen in the air, fires are a common occurrence.

Plants have evolved advanced fire-fighting systems; those that haven't have likely been rendered obsolete by time.

Therefore, the fire brought by the Swarm Meteor, though seemingly towering and terrifying, didn't ignite much after burning for a long time. The dark red tree trunks and fiery red branches stubbornly resisted the flames, secreting large amounts of moisture to prevent themselves from being ignited.

Soon, the fire, which had been burning through the mud and mixed with dry branches and decaying leaves, lost its fuel and gradually extinguished itself.

Ultimately, only a few trees around the landing site that had been broken and set ablaze survived the fire.

Hours later, apart from a small patch of scorched black earth, nothing else changed in the woods. The sounds of various creatures once again echoed through the forest.

By this time, the Creep had completely absorbed the Spore Sac, and a purplish-gray figure emerged from the crater created by the meteorite.

Previously in space, the Swarm had already made close observations and found no artificial structures in the orbit of the Big Origin Star. Furthermore, during their passage through the atmosphere, they observed the surface environment for thousands of kilometers and found no artificial structures.

Further analysis of other data confirmed that there was no trace of an advanced civilization on Big Origin Star.

At the same time, the atmosphere of the Big Origin Star helps filter out a large amount of harmful radiation, so the Creep does not need to build its own magnetic field generation device to protect itself.

Under these circumstances, the development of the Creep naturally no longer needs to be so conservative, and it begins to grow unrestrainedly.

A discordant touch of purplish-gray has been added to the dark red and fiery red hues.

A few days later, in the underground cave, the Insect Empress Egg had grown to three meters in size. Although they were still small, Sarah ordered them to Insect Egg.

Hidden in the forest are many dangerous creatures, and the oxygen-rich environment of Big Origin Star has caused these creatures to grow to a very large size.

For example, there is a Short-haired Monkey -like creature whose adults can generally grow to over two meters tall. Their agile figures leap among the tall trees, and their slender, powerful arms allow them to easily grasp branches and vines.

Their fiery red fur allows them to easily blend into the forest, which is of the same hue.

Moreover, these large monkeys are extremely curious.

The sight of the Swarm Meteor terrified the surrounding creatures, who all moved away and dared not return to check on it for a while. But these large monkeys, only two days later, came in groups, making strange noises, to the vicinity of the Creep.

They were filled with a desire to explore the purplish-gray Creep in the crater. The large monkeys used various methods to test it, throwing branches and stones. After discovering that the Creep was not dangerous, they even came up and tore at it.

Although Creep are lush, juicy, and rich in various nutrients, they do contain toxins, albeit only mildly.

However, this alien toxin caused great suffering to these native monkeys.

Several tens of minutes later, the large monkeys that had ingested the Creep began to show some adverse reactions. Symptoms such as abdominal bloating, nausea, and vomiting followed one after another.

Several greedy monkeys, tormented by various negative conditions, persevered for more than ten hours before finally succumbing to their hunger. The remaining monkeys were also exhausted from the ordeal.

Two days later, the large monkeys finally recovered and, after regrouping, began to attack the Creep with a frenzy of revenge.

The Creep, lacking other modules, has no other means of attack besides its own weak toxins, leaving it at the mercy of these large monkeys. Fortunately, while they have completely destroyed the surface tissue of the Creep, they are somewhat powerless against the underground parts of the Creep.

Rowan, who was observing from the shadows, shook his head. Sarah was still too young. If it were him, he would never spread the Creep so openly without secretly deploying thousands of troops underground.

However, he didn't step in to stop it. Some mistakes are only truly remembered after they've been made. As the Swarm's territory continues to expand, he certainly won't be able to do everything himself and will have to cultivate some capable subordinates to share the burden.

Sarah, attempting this for the first time, encountered a major setback right from the start. As a result, the Insect Empress urgently released.

The Creep begins to provide it with maximum nutrients. While developing itself, the Insect Empress also has to squeeze out some energy to produce some Insect Egg.

The Swarm Meteor that the Insect Empress rode on was one of the earliest products launched. It had been flying in space for over a century, and its gene pool version was very outdated.

Not only does it lack advanced electromagnetic propulsion systems and Bio-ship templates, but it also lacks even hydrogen-oxygen reaction propulsion devices. Apart from its internal Ecological Circulation System and radiation-proof magnetic field generator, most of its other components are primitive biological genes from the Origin Star.

However, these genes are the essence of a planet accumulated over hundreds of millions of years, and even after the Swarm enters the space age, many of these genes are still in use.

Moreover, during the hundreds of years that Rowan Wengou secretly guided the Rat-folk at the bottom of the sea, he had no games to pass the time when he was bored, so he could only create creature templates to play with.

Unfortunately, before these templates could even appear, the Swarm broke off from the planet, and they were rendered obsolete.

Perhaps it was fate, or some unknown higher-dimensional being, that gave them a chance to shine once again.

Although they are insignificant in space, dealing with the primitive life forms on Big Origin Star should not be a problem for them.

Although Rowan once boasted to her during a break from playing games that these creatures were incredibly awesome and that he had painstakingly created them.

However, after actually trying it out, Sarah realized that there were too few templates to choose from. It wasn't that Rowan had created too few, but rather that when Rowan created the templates, he mainly referenced the environment of Origin Star, so most of these creatures were only suitable for fighting in that environment.

The average surface temperature of Big Origin Star is as high as 50 degrees Celsius, which is nothing to the current Swarm. But for Rowan back then, this environment was akin to special operations.

Although he had considered the possibility of template demand under high and low temperatures and even created some templates for this purpose, the total number of templates was very small.

After careful analysis, Sarah and her Think Tank concluded that these templates should be sufficient to handle the current situation. This was because Rowan had created them based on the environment, resulting in complete unit systems. Although their numbers were limited, the combinations of each unit were comprehensive.

Having learned from this reckless mistake, Sarah decided to proceed cautiously. Several days later, some Flying Bug emerged from the underground cave and dispersed in all directions.

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